Tag: Growth

Don’t Be a Jerk

“Friends and good manners will carry you where money won’t go.” – Margaret Walker Over the years, the rules of etiquette have evolved with societal and technological advancements, but they are still as important today, as ever. The argument could be made they are even more important today with the overall decline in personal interaction. People […]

One Era Ends, Another Begins

“Without the ability to end things, people stay stuck, never becoming who they are meant to be, never accomplishing all that their talents and abilities should afford them.” – Henry Cloud, Necessary Endings In terms of the universe, there is no such thing as a singular ending or beginning. To remind ourselves of this, we like […]

Attitude is Essential

“I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.” – Anne Frank Life is hard. There is no multiple choice questionnaire upon birth where you can pick and choose your circumstances, biology, or time period. Many elements are completely out of our control. As the sobering quote points out, this does […]

Fear is the Mind Killer

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.” – Frank Herbert, Dune Rarely do people want to admit to being afraid. In many societies, being afraid is negatively viewed and the butt of jokes. But as we know, life is complex and experiencing fear is inevitable. This isn’t […]

Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable

“Fate whispers to the warrior ‘You cannot withstand the storm.’ The warrior whispers back, ‘I am the storm.’” – Unknown Nobody wants to be uncomfortable. Our bodies are designed against discomfort. If you have an itch, you scratch it. If a seat is uncomfortable, your body gives you signals to get up. This instinctual want has roots far […]